The solo project of Jacob Slater, formerly the all-guns-blazing frontman of The Dead Pretties, has returned with his own solo project and a wide palette of influences, with an emphasis on narrating stories that carry a greater emotional resonance. His third single, 17, sees him capturing a moment from his adolescence under the gritty hue of indie rock.
His uniquely expressive approach to lead guitar has lit up Bridgers’ critically acclaimed albums, and earned him famous fans from across the music world, but Harrison Whitford’s solo material takes more of a slow-burn approach.
Guitarists Will Murray and Josh Buchanan take us through their use of Italia Rimini’s, keeping guitar playing exciting and finding inspiration from all aspects of rock music.
Indigo De Souza grew up in a creatively nurturing environment that has enabled the guitarist to flow seamlessly between genres on a debut album that’s a tribute to that upbringing.
The band discuss the retro-fabulous sound of their forthcoming LP, using Jack White’s old amps, and seeing how many fuzz pedals you can stick on a guitar at once.
The Chicago trio on how they channelled personal difficulties into their latest album, recording with your dad as the engineer, and why they unapologetically stan for Coldplay…
The Spanish garage rockers’ lead guitarist on Jazzmasters, bass distortion, the band’s enduring love of nylon-string guitar, and why they’re tackling the patriarchy one song at a time on new album The Prettiest Curse.
